Horn Lives

Alex David Groce · 18 Feb 2001, 14:27 · from whorl-v0012.mbox · original

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From: Alex David Groce <Alex_Groce at gs246.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: (whorl) Horn Lives
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:27:11
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Nutria said:

> This construction fits perfectly, I submit, with the theology of the
> boo k.  Christians live in Christ, in the body of Christ (both
> personal and churchly), and receive the same Holy Spirit as Jesus
> received. So, Horn lives in Silk's body, and receives the same
> Oreb. And, feeding on Christ's body eucharistically, Christians
> receive from Him. Similarly, Horn is receiving things from Silk's
> body.

I agree with you that Oreb all along has strong aspects as a Holy
Spirit figure.  Given this, what do you think the significance of
Oreb's possession by Scylla is?  This whole Scylla-in-Oreb thing is
strange.  It is hinted at before RTTW, as members of the list
suggested, but it makes little enough sense that I sort of placed it
in the category of "why is Scylla emphasized when she hasn't had much
role in RTTW?  Beats me."

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